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VideoJuly 20, 1976: Landing on the red planet
Today marks the 40th anniversary -- July 20, 1976 -- of the first U.S. robotic landing on another planet by the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars.
VideoJuly 16, 1969: Launch of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched today in 1969 aboard Apollo 11 for one of the defining moments of the 20th century -- man's first landing on the moon.
VideoJuly 15, 1975: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launched
American and Soviet crews were launched today in 1975 for the first handshakes in space between the two superpowers as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
VideoFriday’s Atlas 5 launch as seen from the air, land and rocket
Perspectives of Friday's United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight were snapped from a commercial airliner, a satellite observer in Australia and the booster itself.
VideoSurveillance satellite launching Thursday atop Delta 4-Heavy rocket
One of the largest satellites in the world will launch aboard America's biggest operational booster Thursday, riding that power to a listening post 22,300 miles above the planet for its clandestine eavesdropping mission, all indications suggest.
VideoVideos: Delta 4-Heavy launch flashback
Get a preview of Thursday's United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket flight in these video highlights packages from previous missions by the big booster for NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
VideoOTD…June 3, 1965 and the first American walk in space
The flight of Gemini 4 launched today in 1965 for NASA's first Extra Vehicular Activity spacewalk by Ed White on a four-day orbital mission with commander Jim McDivitt.
VideoOn this date…Crew launched to fix Skylab
The first crew to inhabit Skylab -- Conrad, Weitz and Kerwin -- launched today in 1973 for a 28-day mission that successfully made critical repairs, brought the station into operation and conducted solar astronomy, Earth resources and medical experiments.
VideoPhotos and video: Payload mated to Delta 4-Heavy rocket for upcoming launch
Shielded from view within the protective rocket nose cone, a covert surveillance satellite has been mounted atop a Delta 4-Heavy rocket for launch June 4.
VideoOn this date…Second American in orbit
Scott Carpenter launched atop an Atlas rocket to become the second American to orbit the Earth today in 1962, flying for 4 hours and 39 minutes aboard Aurora 7 while making three revolutions of the globe.